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Meet the "strawberry feather star," a freakish 20-armed monster scientists just discovered lurking in the Antarctic seas
Not The Bee ^
| Aug 12, 2023 ·
| Staff
Posted on 08/14/2023 11:38:20 AM PDT by Red Badger

I'm not saying I was ever primed to go for a dip in the Antarctic seas. I'm just saying that now I'm definitelynot going there:
Scientists trawling on board a research vessel off the coast of Antarctica have caught a new undersea creature — one with 20 arms and a distinctive body, shaped a little bit like a strawberry. ...
Although similar to other invertebrate ocean animals, like starfish and sea cucumbers, feather stars are distinct both in their 'large' size and 'otherworldly appearance' when swimming, the researchers said.
The sheer horrific insanity of this thing is just something to behold:

These frightening beasts "can live anywhere from 65 feet to about 6,500 feet beneath the ocean's surface," i.e., more than a mile down. Frankly I'd prefer they stay there!
It's not clear if anyone caught footage of this monster in the wild, though here's a shot of another "feather star" swimming its weird way through the ocean:

If that's how a pretty tiny little feather star looks while mobile, I don't even want to see how the nightmare strawberry variant swims.
P.S. Now enjoy our latest video about this real person's real plan for venturing out to see the Barbie movie 😂👇
VIDEO AT LINK.............
TOPICS: History; Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: featherstar; fromorbit; nukeit; strawberry
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To: Red Badger
kind of looks like a face hugger doesn’t it
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posted on
08/14/2023 11:40:00 AM PDT
by
BigFreakinToad
(Biden whispered "Don't Jump")
To: Red Badger
I say we take off
Nuke it from orbit
It’s the only way to be sure
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posted on
08/14/2023 11:40:13 AM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: Red Badger
Another horror released by the scourge of global warming
4
posted on
08/14/2023 11:40:30 AM PDT
by
Steely Tom
([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
To: Red Badger
(I don’t even want to see how the nightmare strawberry variant swims.)
Just wait until it hugs your face
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posted on
08/14/2023 11:41:43 AM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: BigFreakinToad
I was preparing my responses
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posted on
08/14/2023 11:42:20 AM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
08/14/2023 11:44:23 AM PDT
by
IC Ken
(If the government can just print Money why do I have to pay taxes?)
To: Red Badger
I, for one, welcome our new overlords.
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posted on
08/14/2023 11:45:43 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(They say "Our Democracy" but they mean Cosa Nostra.)
To: SaveFerris
“game over man, game over”!!
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posted on
08/14/2023 11:46:53 AM PDT
by
BigFreakinToad
(Biden whispered "Don't Jump")
To: Red Badger
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posted on
08/14/2023 11:47:40 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: BigFreakinToad
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posted on
08/14/2023 11:47:46 AM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: Red Badger
Every one of the articles on this thing call it a freak or a monster. It has feelings too. Say no to hate!!!
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posted on
08/14/2023 11:48:22 AM PDT
by
Opinionated Blowhard
(When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
To: Red Badger
Pressure cooker + Strawberry Feather Star=Good eating
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posted on
08/14/2023 11:53:39 AM PDT
by
job
To: BigFreakinToad
Do not sniff it!......................let Brandon do it..................
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posted on
08/14/2023 11:59:45 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: BigFreakinToad
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posted on
08/14/2023 12:04:10 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
That's not a strawberry. This is a strawberry...

And this is a raspberry...
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posted on
08/14/2023 12:05:04 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: Red Badger
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posted on
08/14/2023 12:06:43 PM PDT
by
BigFreakinToad
(Biden whispered "Don't Jump")
To: Red Badger
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posted on
08/14/2023 12:09:09 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Red Badger
Thanks for bringing to our attention yet another fascinating creation by the Only Wise Creator.
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posted on
08/14/2023 12:24:19 PM PDT
by
Hebrews 11:6
(“It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn. ” John 21:11)
To: Red Badger
Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn! Ph’nglui mglw’nfah Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn!
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posted on
08/14/2023 12:26:55 PM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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